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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4765 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000313 Primary Sponsor:Quinn All Sponsors:Quinn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9332htc00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Libraries, public; computers which can access internet for public use to have software to eliminate pornographic sites History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000313 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-205 SO AS TO REQUIRE COMPUTERS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES WHICH CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SCREENING SOFTWARE TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PORNOGRAPHIC SITES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 10-1-205. A computer which:
(1) is located in a lending library supported by public funds,
(2) can access the internet; and
(3) is available for use by the public;
must be equipped with software incorporating web filtering technology designed to eliminate or reduce the ability of the computer to access web sites displaying pornographic pictures or text."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2000.
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